Picking up Sticks

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 Theme code Index    1H71H5 1H71H5
 Also known as    Lavena
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Cecil Sharp
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Country Dance Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 44
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1909
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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Picking up Sticks: Annotations

X:1
T:Picking up Sticks
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
|:d|d2d ^c>=Bc|d2d A2A|d3 ^c>=Bc|d3 A2B|
B>dc B>cB|A>BA G>FE|F>GA G>AF|E3 D2:|
X:2
T: Lavena [Gm]
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: Jig
K: Gm
 d \
| "Gm"g2g "D7"^f=ef | "Gm"g2g d2d | "Gm"g2g "D7"^f=ef | "Gm"g3 d2d |
| "Cm"egf efe | "Gm"ded "Cm"cBA | "Gm"Bcd "Cm"cdB | "D7"A3 "Gm"G2 |]
X:3
T: Lavena [Am]
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: Jig
K: Am
 e \
| "Am"a2a "E7"^g^fg | "Am"a2a e2e | "Am"a2a "E7"^g^fg | "Am"a3 e2e |
| "Dm"fag fgf | "Am"efe "Dm"dcB | "Am"cde "Dm"dec | "E7"B3 "Am"A2 |]
%%sep 5 5 500
%%text Common alternate tune for siding:
X:4
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
T: Kitty McGee
K: D
A \
| "D"d3 AFA | d3 "G"efg | "D"f2d e2d | "A7"cec ABc|
"D"d3 AFA | d3 "G"efg | "D"f2d "A7"e2c | "D"d3 d2 ||
A \
| "D"d2f agf | "G"e2f g3 | "D"f2d e2d | "A7"cec A3 | 
"D"a2a g2f | "G"e2f g3 | "D"f2d "A7"e2c | "D"d3 d2 |]

Picking up Sticks: Annotations